CHAPTER 445B - AIR CONTROLS

NAC 445B.3705 Application for incentive from Program. (NRS 445B.932) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, to be eligible to receive an incentive from the Program, an eligible entity must submit an application for the incentive to the Division before purchasing an elig…

NAC 445B.3706 Review of applications for incentives; compliance with certain federal laws. (NRS 445B.932, 445B.934) 1. As required by subsection 1 of NRS 445B.934, the Division shall review the applications for incentives from the Program submitted pursuant to NAC 445B.3705 on a …

NAC 445B.3707 Authorized conditions for approval of incentive. (NRS 445B.932) 1. As a condition for approval of an incentive, the Division, if required by a funding source, may on a case-by-case basis require that an eligible entity: (a) Scrap a diesel-powered or gasoline-powered…

NAC 445B.3708 Redemption of voucher. (NRS 445B.932) 1. To redeem a voucher issued pursuant to NRS 445B.934, an approved contractor shall submit to the Division: (a) The voucher; (b) Documentation relating to the sale of the eligible clean truck or bus, including, without limitati…

NAC 445B.3709 Requirements for eligible entity that purchases eligible clean truck or bus. (NRS 445B.932, 445B.936) An eligible entity that purchases an eligible clean truck or bus using an incentive received from the Program shall: 1. Own and operate the eligible clean truck or …

NAC 445B.380 Applicability; authorized uses. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. NAC 445B.380 to 445B.390, inclusive, apply to: (a) A new or existing major stationary source or a major modification with a federally enforceable permit that contains requirements associated with an emission…

NAC 445B.3811 Limitations on use. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. An emission reduction credit shall not provide or allow: (a) Authority for or the recognition of a preexisting vested right to emit any regulated air pollutant; (b) For an exemption from reasonably available control te…

NAC 445B.3821 Application. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. An applicant for an emission reduction credit must submit an application to the Director on the form provided by the Director and pay the determination fee required by NAC 445B.327 when the applicant submits the application t…

NAC 445B.3831 Requirements for issuance. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. The Director shall not issue an emission reduction credit unless the following requirements are met: (a) The emission reductions used to generate the emission reduction credit are surplus, permanent, quantifiabl…

NAC 445B.3841 Duties of Director in making determination to issue or deny; recording of issuance; appeal of denial. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. Within 60 days after the date of receipt of an application for an emission reduction credit, the Director shall determine if the applica…

NAC 445B.385 Registry; banking. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. The Director shall establish and maintain a registry to record and track all emission reduction credit transactions. The registry must be accessible to the public and must contain the following information for all emissi…

NAC 445B.386 Retirement of or moratorium on issuance or use; notice. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. The Director shall have the authority to retire an emission reduction credit that is banked or impose a temporary or permanent moratorium on the issuance or use of emission reduction …

NAC 445B.3871 Transfer. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. An emission reduction credit may be transferred in whole or in part. 2. A request for the transfer of an emission reduction credit shall be limited to two parties. 3. The emission reduction credit summary report signed by the Di…

NAC 445B.388 Reciprocity. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. The Director may grant reciprocity for banking, transferring or redeeming an emission reduction credit that is issued by an entity other than the Director if the requirements used by the entity for issuing an emission reductio…

NAC 445B.3891 Redemption. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) 1. An owner of an emission reduction credit must submit a request to the Director on a form provided by the Director accompanied by the redemption request fee required by NAC 445B.327 to redeem the emission reduction credit for u…

NAC 445B.390 Actual emissions. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.300) For the purposes of NAC 445B.0025, unless the Director allows for the use of a different time period upon determining that the period is more representative of the normal operation of a source, the average rate, in tons per …

NAC 445B.400 Scope. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.760, 445B.785, 445B.790) The provisions of NAC 445B.400 to 445B.735, inclusive, provide the standards for controlling engine emissions. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 9-28-88; A 11-10-92; A by Environmental Comm’n,…

NAC 445B.401 Definitions. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) As used in NAC 445B.400 to 445B.735, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 445B.408 to 445B.4556, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Supplied in codifi…

NAC 445B.408 “Carbon monoxide” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Carbon monoxide” (CO) means a colorless, odorless, highly toxic gas that is a normal by-product of incomplete fossil fuel combustion. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.4, eff. 1-10-78]—(Substitut…

NAC 445B.409 “Certificate of compliance” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Certificate of compliance” means a certificate printed by an emissions analyzer and issued by an approved inspector in a test station. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.5, eff. 1-10-78]…

NAC 445B.4092 “Certified on-board diagnostic system” defined. (NRS 445B.785) “Certified on-board diagnostic system” means a computer system which is contained within the vehicle and which is certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to be fully capable of mon…

NAC 445B.4096 “Class 1 approved inspector” defined. (NRS 445B.785) “Class 1 approved inspector” means an approved inspector who is licensed by the Department only to test exhaust emissions. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 9-13-95)

NAC 445B.4097 “Class 1 fleet station” defined. (NRS 445B.785) “Class 1 fleet station” means a fleet station which is licensed by the Department only to test exhaust emissions. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 9-13-95)

NAC 445B.4098 “Class 2 approved inspector” defined. (NRS 445B.785) “Class 2 approved inspector” means an approved inspector who is licensed by the Department to test exhaust emissions and to diagnose, repair and service devices for the control of exhaust emissions. (Added to NAC …

NAC 445B.4099 “Class 2 fleet station” defined. (NRS 445B.785) “Class 2 fleet station” means a fleet station which is licensed by the Department to test exhaust emissions and to diagnose, repair and service devices for the control of exhaust emissions. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Mo…

NAC 445B.410 “CO2” defined. (NRS 445B.785) “CO2” means carbon dioxide. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 9-28-88)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445.8565)

NAC 445B.411 “Commission” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Commission” means the State Environmental Commission. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.6, eff. 1-10-78]—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445.857)

NAC 445B.413 “Department” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Department” means the Department of Motor Vehicles. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.8, eff. 1-10-78]—(NAC A 11-19-85, eff. 1-1-86)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445.859)

NAC 445B.415 “Director” defined. (NRS 445B.785) “Director” means the Director of the Department. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 8-19-94)

NAC 445B.416 “Emission” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Emission” means the act of passing into the atmosphere an air contaminant or a gas stream which contains or may contain an air contaminant or the material passed to the atmosphere. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor V…

NAC 445B.418 “EPA” defined. (NRS 445B.785) “EPA” means Environmental Protection Agency. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 9-28-88)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445.8615)

NAC 445B.419 “Established place of business” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Established place of business” means a permanent structure: 1. Owned either in fee or leased with sufficient space to test, inspect or adjust, if needed, one or more motor vehicles for which evidence …

NAC 445B.420 “Evidence of compliance” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Evidence of compliance” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445B.730, and includes, without limitation, a certificate of compliance and a vehicle inspection report. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor V…

NAC 445B.421 “Exhaust emissions” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Exhaust emissions” means air contaminants emitted into the atmosphere from any opening downstream from the exhaust ports of a motor vehicle engine. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.13, eff. 1-…

NAC 445B.422 “Exhaust gas analyzer” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Exhaust gas analyzer” means a device for sensing the amount of air contaminants in the exhaust emissions of a motor vehicle. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.14, eff. 1-10-78]—(Substituted …

NAC 445B.4247 “Gross vehicle weight rating” defined. (NRS 445B.785) “Gross vehicle weight rating” means the maximum weight at which a motor vehicle can be operated safely, as specified in pounds by the manufacturer on the certification label of the motor vehicle, as described in …

NAC 445B.426 “Heavy-duty motor vehicle” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Heavy-duty motor vehicle” means: 1. A truck which has a gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or more; 2. A motor vehicle which is designed for the transportation of persons and has a capacity of mor…

NAC 445B.427 “Hydrocarbon” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Hydrocarbon” (HC) means any compound containing hydrogen and carbon as hexane. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 11-23-87, eff. 1-1-88; A by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 9…

NAC 445B.428 “Hz” defined. (NRS 445B.785) “Hz” means hertz, a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 9-28-88)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445.8697)

NAC 445B.432 “Light-duty motor vehicle” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Light-duty motor vehicle” means: 1. A truck which has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 8,500 pounds; 2. A motor vehicle which is subject to the laws of this State requiring registration, is capab…

NAC 445B.433 “Mini motor home” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Mini motor home” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.066. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh., eff. 10-1-83)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445.8725)

NAC 445B.434 “Motor home” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Motor home” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.071. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh., eff. 10-1-83)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445.8735)

NAC 445B.440 “New motor vehicle” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “New motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle that has never been registered with the Department and has never been registered with the appropriate agency or authority of any other state, the District of Columbia, any…

NAC 445B.442 “Opacity” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Opacity” means the property of a substance tending to obscure vision and measured in terms of percent obscuration. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.27, eff. 1-10-78; renumbered as § 1.28, 12-20-79]—(NAC…

NAC 445B.443 “Person” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Person” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 0.039 but includes the Federal Government, the State of Nevada, or any of its political subdivisions and any other administrative agency, public or quasi-public corporation, or …

NAC 445B.444 “ppm” defined. (NRS 445B.785) “ppm” means part per million. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 9-28-88)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445.8795)

NAC 445B.449 “Smoke” defined. (NRS 445B.210, 445B.785) “Smoke” means a stream of visible emissions of exhaust from a vehicle. [Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.31, eff. 1-10-78; renumbered as § 1.33, 12-20-79]—(NAC A 11-19-85, eff. 1-1-86; 11-23-87, eff. 1-1-88…